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Syria & Iraq Mull Re-Opening Border

Iraq and Syria are said to be considering the possibility of reopening their border for the first time in several years. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister Walid al-Moallem sent a letter to his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari hoping to increase efforts to reopen the border crossing connecting the Syrian city of Albukamal and the Iraqi city of Al-Qa’im [Qaim].